Ear reconstruction surgery (Graphic Photos)

She was first diagnosed in 2008 and had intense radiation therapy and regular biopsies, but in 2010 she saw some blood in her left ear and learned her cancer returned. The cancer had also spread to nearby parts of her skull and salivary glands, so she needed her ear and other surrounding head, neck, gland, lymph and skull tissues removed to save her life.

Credit: Johns Hopkins University